As a freshman (2011): Daktronics NCAA Division II
all-Southeast Region Second team…NSCAA NCAA
Division II all-Southeast Region Second
team…NCCSIA all-State
team…All-Conference Carolinas Second
team…Conference Carolinas all-Tournament
team…Ranked 26th in the nation in total assists (8)
and 59th in assists per match (0.36)…Led the team in
assists…Second in points (20) and third in goals
(6)…Appeared and started in 22 matches…Scored his
first collegiate goal against No. 22 Flagler (Sep.
3)…Season-high three points, including his first collegiate
assist, at King (Sep. 14)…Tallied the match-winner at
Carson-Newman (Oct. 4)…Season-high two assists at Mount
Olive (Oct. 15)…Equaled his season-high with one goal and
one assist against Erskine (Nov. 4) in the semifinal round of the
Conference Carolinas Tournament…Scored the match-winner at
Anderson (Nov. 9) in the opening round of the NCAA
Tournament…Tallied his sixth goal of the season against
Flagler (Nov. 11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

High School: Graduated from Cavendish College
in Eastbourne, England…Played professional club soccer for
Brighton & Hove Aibion in Brighton, England…Coached by
Martin Hinslewood…Made 70 appearances for the youth team and
30 appearances for the reserve team…Scored 10 goals with the
youth team and two with the reserves.

Personal: Full name is James Alan
Smith…Born on Dec. 18, 1991 in Eastbourne, Sussex,
England…Son of Joanne and Alan Smith…Has one sister,
Rebecca (24)…Majoring in sport science…Plans to
pursue a professional playing career after
graduation…2012 Conference Carolinas Spring
Presidential Honor Roll…Dean’s
List.

More about James: Favorite books: Sport
autobiographies…Favorite midnight snack:
Cookies…Favorite movie: “Back to the
Future”…Favorite musical artist: Michael
Jackson…Favorite song: “Get Down on It” by Cool
and the Gang…Favorite sports team: Arsenal
FC…Favorite athlete: David Beckham of Los Angeles
Galaxy…Favorite saying by Coach Squires: “Pass the
ball, even if it’s only two yards!”…James can't
go a week without: Phat Coke…James’ most thrilling
moment in sports: Scoring the extra time winner against Anderson in
the NCAA Tournament last season…James’ advice to kids:
“If someone knocks you down, get up and prove them
wrong”…Favorite color: Blue…Favorite food:
Steak…Favorite sports other than soccer: Golf and
cricket…People James most admires: His family and Paul
Allistone…Best advice James has ever been given:
“Grasp every opportunity with both
hands”…Toughest player James has ever played against:
Former Bobcat student assistant Adam Burden…What people
don’t know about James: He has a golf handicap of
15…When James was a kid, he tried to be like: Former Dutch
soccer player Marc Overmars…When people first meet James,
they think: “What a sound bloke”.